Actor

Sterling Hayden

March 26, 1916 · Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and hired on as mate on a schooner. He was a ship's captain at 22, and in need of cash to buy his own boat, established himself as a model in New York, discovered by Paramount Studios talent scouts and offered a contract. Sterling Hayden, the handsome tall blond actor who played wholesome leading-man movie roles in the 1940's and 1950's and later weathered into a rough-hewn solid character actor in films such as "Dr. Strangelove", "The Godfather," "Nine to Five" and "King of the Gypsies".

Notable work

8.7
The Godfather (1972)
as Captain McCluskey
8.1
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
7.6
The Killing (1956)
as Johnny Clay
7.4
The Long Goodbye (1973)
as Roger Wade
7.8
1900 (1976)
as Leo Dalcò
6.9
Nine to Five (1980)
as Russell Tinsworthy
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Dix Handley
7.4
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan

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